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Satellite:
TIMED
Satellite details
Acronym
TIMED
Full name
Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics mission
Satellite Description
Single flight unit of the TIMED programme.
Main mission: solar-terrestrial interactions.
Substantial contribution to atmospheric dynamics (upper-atmosphere wind).
Mass at launch
660 kg
Dry mass
587 kg
Power
426 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from the Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL).
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
625 km
Inclination
74
°
Space agency
NASA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
07 Dec 2001
EOL
≥2022
Last update:
2022-03-21
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
TIMED
Acronym
Full name
GUVI
Global Ultra-Violet Imager
SABER
Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry
SEE
Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Experiment
TIDI
TIMED Doppler Interferometer
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
TIMED
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed